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An Open University team, led by Dr Mark Fox-Powell, has received a research grant with a value of £787,300 from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to transform our understanding of how surface materials on Jupiter’s icy moons record their complex histories.

Open University researchers are leading international advances in planetary protection, helping ensure that space exploration is safe, sustainable, and scientifically rigorous.

Open University PhD candidate, Fiona Brehony's research looks at what environmental knowledge disappears when cities develop.

In a world that feels increasingly serious and pressured, fun can seem like a guilty pleasure — something optional, even frivolous. But what if fun isn’t an add on at all? What if it’s essential?

A new publication introduces a transformative AI approach to studying dinosaur footprints, offering researchers (and enthusiasts!) an objective way to classify tracks and investigate the conditions in which dinosaurs lived.

Open Research Week will return from 16–20 March 2026, uniting Open University researchers and partners to explore how open practices drive engagement, innovation and societal benefit.

The businesses selected to receive funding from the Open Business Creators Fund for Women in Business (delivered by The Open University and sponsored by NatWest) have been announced.

A major state-wide literacy programme in Brazil is demonstrating how Open University research is informing public policy at scale, following its high profile presentation at BETT London 2026 by São Paulo’s Secretary of Education, Renato Feder.

The Open University is proud to announce its inclusion in the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) consortium as part of NBIC’s sixth accession round.

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth is the only place that harbours life.